Another Polaris Towed Out...

[AC188]

For what its worth additional oil CAN prolong an engine failure due to piston slap/weak skirts. it wont fix a poor design but by lessening the wear to the skirt over time it will help keep the tolerance tighter for a longer period of time. Any scuffing to the skirt by physical contact is gonna make excessive clearance worse. Plus more oil=more power. We found about 20:1 to make the most power on a dyno but its hard to jet for and loads up more. I'm a cat guy regardless but just wanted to clarify turning up the oiler can only help even if only slightly

 

[trackvs2wheels]

Yes Polaris needs to build better motors. In the mean time polaris should be more proactive and have more engines in stock and ready to go.
So if you blow an engine and they tear it down and cant fix it that day... put in a replacement engine in and the customer can ride the next day.

Really how much would it cost Polaris industries to have a few more new engines available. Look at what it would do for their customer relations.
I hope your listening P.I.

Issue isn't having an engine ready...in fact Polaris has complete short blocks in stock awaiting delivery.

The issue is that after one year your 4 year warranty isn't covered by Polaris anymore...it's covered through a third party provider. Now you have to wait for a warranty specialist to literally come look at the sled, take pictures, and decide what's the best (i.e. cheapest) way to fix that sled...because let's face it, this third party warranty company wants to make a profit as well

 

[trackvs2wheels]

UPDATE:

Dealer called, complete new short block on it's way from PII. Thank you to the 3rd party warranty company for seeing it through the eyes of a concerned customer who has had lots of trouble with this sled in just over a year of ownership...

Here's to hoping the new power plant lasts longer than the original

Thanks to a great dealer (Spirit Lake Polaris) and an even better service manger for keeping me in the loop during the process and for, HOPEFULLY, getting me my sled back within two weeks of it going down...

 

[aebsledder]

UPDATE:

Dealer called, complete new short block on it's way from PII. Thank you to the 3rd party warranty company for seeing it through the eyes of a concerned customer who has had lots of trouble with this sled in just over a year of ownership...

Here's to hoping the new power plant lasts longer than the original

Thanks to a great dealer (Spirit Lake Polaris) and an even better service manger for keeping me in the loop during the process and for, HOPEFULLY, getting me my sled back within two weeks of it going down...

That is probably one of the only things that keeps me on Polaris. My dealer has been great to me. One benefit I have is they have a huge rental fleet and whenever my sled goes down they have given me a loaner for free to ride while mine is getting worked on. I can't specifically remember the details, but I wanna say I was back on the snow within 8 days after my sled went down with a cylinder skirt issue. They are about 2 hrs away, but it has been worth it to have them as my dealer.

 

[TSTEFF]

Rode the 2013 XM this weekend with the tmotion.

Although the sled does lay over a little easier than the previous XP's, it's still no Pro guys.

Maybe some will feel differently, but the sled still doesn't perform like the Pro's do in the steep and deep...I don't care what anyone says...I don't buy it based upon first hand knowledge of the sleds abilities (i.e. I RODE IT)!

I'll be sticking with my Pro's hoping to god that the motor, driveshaft, quickdrive, and throttle cable stay together (yes, I broke a throttle cable on the 2013 this weekend...who breaks a throttle cable???)

Full disclosure, you rode the XM for maybe 3 minutes. First hand knowledge is riding around a meadow and making a couple turns? Don't give reports on the XM's performance in the "Steep and Deep" when you didnt climb anything with it. Give me a break, I am going to call you Derek from now on. You sound just like the other side saying the PRO is "too tippy". Obviously you have been on a Polaris forever and more specifically a pro for the last 2 years and you are biased and unwilling to give any other sled a true test. You ride it for a minute and say it's weird. Yes it is a different feel and I will admit, takes more rider input to get it laid over than a pro. For some people that isn't a bad thing. The year is very early to be making conclusions already about the top sled. Actually based on the weekend, I would say the 12 Proclimb seemed to outclimb everything else.